Bankruptcy Blogs

FDIC proposal would ease regs on certain deposits

09/13/18

The proposal, required by the regulatory relief package that Congress passed in May, would exempt the healthiest banks from having to count reciprocal deposits as brokered deposits.

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JPMorgan's Sapphire checking is all about 'granular and surgical' growth

09/13/18

The broadening of JPMorgan's Sapphire Reserve brand is emblematic of the niche expansion megabanks must rely on since bank M&A is not an option.

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House panel moves bills on brokered deposits, CFPB — will Senate bite?

09/13/18

The House Financial Services Committee has steadily passed regulatory reform legislation this year. But any measure faces a stiffer challenge in the upper chamber.

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Credit unions push NCUA for exam parity with small banks

09/13/18

The Credit Union National Association believes the NCUA has not moved quickly enough to grant an 18-month exam cycle to credit unions with $3 billion or less in assets.

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CFPB sues Calif. pension advance firm targeted by state AGs

09/13/18

The consumer bureau alleges Future Income Payments lured vulnerable consumers into taking out high-cost loans in exchange for their future pension payments.

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The gentrification dilemma

09/13/18

What happens when neighborhood revitalization is too successful? Some cities that have managed to eliminate blight now face acute shortages of affordable housing.

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U.S. Bank eyes expansion in crowded Texas, Southeast markets

09/13/18

The Minneapolis bank is betting that it has the heft — and the brand recognition — to compete for deposits in states where its biggest rivals already dominate.

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What Skews the Public-Private Balance in Corporate Bankruptcy Cases?

09/13/18

In a prior Credit Slips post, I shared a paper, Corporate Bankruptcy Hybridity, positing that bankruptcy should be conceptualized as a public-private partnership.

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Where banks can boost transparency in payments

09/13/18

At this year’s Swift Business Forum in New York, executives said banks can build "more intelligent routing" to speed up payments and reduce the cost of processing and delivery.

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Cape Cod Five makes sure its interns stick around

09/13/18

Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank has transformed its summer intern program so that it is more structured and attracts students who could see themselves staying in the industry.

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